Important scientific finds don’t always come in the biggest, buzziest packages. Sometimes new discoveries come in little ugly rocks.
“Ugly” Fossil Places Extinct Saber-Toothed Cat on Texas Coast
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UChicago Scientists Invent “Living Bioelectronics” That Can Sense and Heal Skin
Flexible, adaptable, storable patch combines bacteria and sensors to interface with body.
Can a California Oilfield Be Retrofitted to Store Solar Energy?
Down on the south end of California’s San Joaquin Valley, oil rigs have plumbed the earth like flocks of blackened drinking birds for more than a century.
‘Forever Chemical’ Discovery Can Aid Drinking Water Cleanups
A discovery by UC Riverside scientists could assist water providers across the nation as they face new federal standards to limit “forever chemical” concentrations in drinking water.
Tiny Fern Found to Have Largest Genome on Earth
A rare fork fern found in the island nation of New Caledonia has become a world record holder.
People are Altering Decomposition Rates in Waterways
Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter decomposes in rivers and streams on a global scale, according to a new study from the University of Georgia, Oakland University and Kent State University.
